119: When to Walk Away: The Power of Boundaries and Self-Respect with Jillian Turecki

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Jan 17, 2025

Jillian Turecki, a relationship expert and author of "It Begins with You," opens up about her painful journey through divorce and miscarriage, which ignited her passion for understanding healthy relationships. She digs into crucial topics like distinguishing gut feelings from anxiety, recognizing emotional red flags, and setting personal boundaries. Jillian emphasizes the significance of core values in partnerships and cautions against being attracted to potential alone. This insightful discussion is a must for anyone looking to navigate the complexities of modern love.

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Jillian's Journey to Expertise

Jillian Turecki got married at 38, but her marriage ended in a divorce text while she was having a miscarriage.
This painful experience led her to become a relationship expert, helping others navigate their love lives.

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Ignoring Red Flags

Jillian ignored red flags, like her partner's stonewalling, due to her familiarity with unpredictable moods from childhood.
She lacked the tools to address the unsafe behavior and prioritize her needs.

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Creating Safety in Relationships

Expecting safety solely from a partner is unrealistic; personal safety and the ability to self-regulate are crucial.
Bringing safety to a relationship involves being present and considering the other person's experience.

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Want to know if you should stay or walk away from a relationship? In this weeks episode, Sabrina Zohar welcomes relationship expert and author Jillian Turecki for a raw and honest conversation about love, relationships, and knowing when to stay or walk away. Jillian shares her personal journey through a difficult marriage and divorce, which ultimately led her to become obsessed with understanding what makes relationships truly work. Through her vulnerability, she reveals how her own experience of receiving a divorce text while having a miscarriage and losing her mother became the catalyst for her transformation and expertise in helping others navigate their relationship journeys.

The episode dives deep into critical relationship topics including how to differentiate between gut feelings and anxiety, the truth about attachment styles, and the problematic nature of trending relationship theories like the "black cat theory." Sabrina and Jillian also explore the nuances of feeling safe in relationships, the importance of core values in long-term partnerships, and why potential shouldn't be the primary attraction to a partner. The conversation concludes with a rapid-fire segment addressing common relationship questions, making this episode a must-listen for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of modern relationships and how to navigate them authentically.

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